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Lindbergh baby kidnapping: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date March 1, 1932
Location New Jersey • United States

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Lindbergh baby kidnapping
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
Bruno Hauptmann, handcuffed to Sheriff Curtis, stands between Curtis and lawyer Frederick Pope as they leave Hunterdon County jail, surrounded by several men in hats and coats.
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Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator
Bruno Hauptmann, handcuffed to Sheriff Curtis, stands between Curtis and lawyer Frederick Pope as they leave Hunterdon County jail, surrounded by several men in hats and coats.
Bruno Hauptmann
German-American convict